The federal justice system in Bell Ville is investigating a criminal maneuver allegedly carried out by Osvaldo Abel Acuña, an employee of the Anses in that town. According to the prosecution, the former employee of the agency illegitimately used the computer keys of his colleagues to access the asset system. The objective was to generate repayments for retirees that had already been paid to their original holders to be improperly collected again.
Together with his partner, Silvana Andrea Baudracco, the employee allegedly managed to seize a sum close to $44 million through this complex system of fraud. The head of the local Anses office filed the criminal complaint in September after detecting serious inconsistencies in the management of public funds. Federal judge Sergio Pinto and prosecutor María Virginia Miguel Carmona are leading the case for defrauding and falsifying official documents.
Acuña acknowledged her participation in the events during the investigative instance, while her partner denied having direct responsibility for the maneuver under investigation. The prosecution maintains that both of them showed up at branches of Banco Nación to receive fraudulently generated amounts through the counter. This technical operation allowed money to be diverted into their own hands, acting as supposed proxies of the beneficiaries of the system.
